Denial of Service (DoS) Attack Prevention-Detection and Analysis News

As DDoS attacks get bigger, more frequent, and more varied, new hybrid and cloud-based DDoS prevention methods are emerging, but some fear too much automation in DDoS defense may result in a loss of control.

A DNS amplification attack is a reflection-based distributed denial of service (DDos) attack. The attacker spoofs look-up requests to DNS servers to hide the source of the exploit and direct the response to the target. Through various techniques, ... Continue Reading

Manage Denial of Service (DoS) Attack Prevention-Detection and Analysis

As DDoS attacks become more sophisticated it gets harder to detect and defend against them. John Pescatore describes new DDoS attack vectors and discusses incident response planning to combat these attacks today. Continue Reading

Advanced distributed denial-of-service attackers are using a mix of techniques to hit targeted victims in ways all too similar to advanced persistent threats. DDoS defense planning is still lax at many enterprises, but if you do not have mitigation ... Continue Reading

All indications show that DDoS attacks are increasing in variety, number and size. No network system is immune and information security pros can't put off learning about the threat and means available for defense. Fortunately, techniques and ... Continue Reading